Music-case



E. L. ODONNELL MUSIC CASE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6. 1919.

Patented Feb. 10,1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

E. L. ODONNELL.

'MUSIC CASE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 6.1919;

1,330,388. v Patented Feb. 10, 1920 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- I v III m:

EDWARD L. ODONNFLL, OF ST. LOUIS MISSOURI.

MUSIC-CASE.

Application filed November 8, 1919,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. ODoN- NELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Music-Case, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in music cases, and consists in the novel construction hereinafter disclosed.

An object of the invention is to provide a music case adapted to be extended to constitute a music stand for supporting sheet music at adjustable positions from which it may be read by the. player.

Another object of the invention is to provide a self-contained music case equipped with a compartment for holding a plurality of sheets of music and being designed to be extended to constitute a support at selected elevations for the sheets of music.

Another object of the invention is to provide a music case adapted to. contain sheets of music and being designed and arranged to permit the conversion of the case into a music stand, including a rest for supporting the sheets of music in selected positions.

Additional advantages and features of construction inherent in the invention will appear from the following detailed description of an embodiment of the invention, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the music case in extended position to constitute a music stand.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the case in the same adjustment as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation thereof.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the case in collapsed adjustment, illustrating the wall of the case that is extended to constitute the bottom part of the case when used as a music stand.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the case in the same adjustment as shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the music case in collapsed adjustment and inverted with respect to Fig. 4, with the front wall removed.

Fig. 7 is a reverse view of the case in the adjustment of Fig. 6.with the rear wall open, and

Fig. 8 is an end elevation of the case with the wall thereof constituting the music rest extended adjustment for supporting the Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1920,

Serial-No. 336,066.

As illustrated in the drawings, the case proper, when in collapsed adjustment, includes a bottom wall 1, and end walls 2 sa walls 1 and 2 being secured together at their matching edges 3. I I

The structure comprising the united walls 1 and 2 constitutes the base or support for the adjustable elements of the; construction.

A front wall 4 is removably united with the wall 1, the said wall 4, being connected with the wall 1 byv releasable snap hinges 5.

The snap hinge connection between, the walls 1 and 4, in addition to connecting the walls so that they may be folded to form the case, also permits the wall 4 to be extended outwardly to the position illustrated in Fig. 8, in which adjustment it is contemplated that the case will be supported by a table or other horizontal support, and the wall 4 used as a music rest. In order to limit theoutward extended movement of the wall 4 in respect to the Wall 1, a supporting arm 6 is pivoted on the inner face of'oIie of the walls 2, so that when the case is collapsed, it may be folded inwardly within the case, and

when the wall 4 is extended, it may be folded outwardly as illustrated in Fig. 8, and hooked behind the wall 4 tohold it in oblique adjustment. 4 i

The wall 4 is provided at one edge with an extension 7 .disposed at right angles to the wall 4 to constitute a support for the bottom edge of the sheets of music placed thereon, the inner face of they wall 4 constituting the back rest for the music sheets.

i order tohold the music in proper ad justment,spring clips 8 are attached to the inner face of the extension 7, and: extend upwardly against the inner face of the wall 4, at the inner angle of the junction of the said extension 7, with the wall 4. i

The back wall of the case is formed of two sections 8 and 9, hinged at their outer edges, respectively to the walls 2 by leaf hinge connections 10.

The wall 9 is provided with an overlapping tongue which extends over the matching edge of the wall 8, the wall 9 being held in folded adjustment by spring snaps 11.

The cover or top of the case is hinged to, a strip 13, that extends transversel between the walls 2 near the back edge t ereof. The cover 12 is provided with depending it in connection with the wall 4. A handle 16 is attached to the upper face of the cover 12, whei eby the case may be carried.

An open frame work or support, composed of interlaced strips 17 of metal ex tending across the spaces between the walls 1 and 2, and upwardly against the inner face of said walls, provides a reinforcement for holding the walls together, and also a false bottom, upon which the extending music stand construction may rest when the same is in collapsed adjustment.

Legs 18 of the music stand have hinged connection with the walls 2, the hinges 19 being of the spring actuated type, tending to press the leg construction outwardly when the legs are extended. The legs 18 are foldable inwardly in the case between the strips 17 and the inner face of the walls 8 and 9, and are adapted to be folded outwardly, constituting the supports for the case when it is converted into the music stand, the legs being actuated outwardly by the spring hinge connection 19. In order to constitute a brace and re-inforcement for the legs when they are in extended position, snaps 20 are positioned on the inner face of the walls 8 and 9 in such an adjustment, that when the walls 8 and 9 are folded outwardly, and the legs are extended, the snaps will engage under cross members 21 that support the le s 18.

Ihe supporting frame of the music stand construction is composed of a pair of extendible supports 22, preferably in the form of a system of levers, arranged in pairs, crossing one another, and turning on a pin in the middle, and connected together at the ends, forming what is commonly known as lazy-tong construction. The lower ends of the supports 22 are pivoted on supports 23, extending inwardly from the inner face of the walls 2, andthere is a rod 24 extending transversely between the supports 22 at the upper end.

Extending transversely between the supports 22 and connected thereto by adjustable bolt and nut connections 25, is a tray 26; the tray 26 is composed of bottom, end,

and a back wall, the tray being open in the front, so that sheets of music may be placed,

therein, and taken therefrom both when the case is in collapsed and extended adjustment.

Intermediate of the wall 1 and the back the wall 1, and secured at the other end to the back wall of the tray 26 by an adjustable bolt and nut construction 28.

A toggle lever construction 29 is arranged the levers 22, to constitute a brace when the supports are extended.

It will be understood that the supports 22 and 27 may be extended to any desired elevation, and locked in selected adjustments by tightening the bolt and nut construction 25 and 28.

As already explained, the connection between the wall 1 and the wall 4 is in the form of releasable hinge connections, so that by releasing the spring hinge pins, the wall 4: may be removed, and when removed may be clasped in position on the rod 2 1 by the clasps of the clasp and strap connections 15, thereby providing a. back rest for the music sheets, the said wall being held in proper oblique adjustment so that the music sup ported thereby may be easily read.

I am aware that the construction may be modified in certain particulars without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. I do not, therefore, limit myself to the exact construction shown and described, but what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

- 1. A music case including bottom and end walls secured together, walls hinged to said end walls and constituting, when folded together, the back wall of the case, a pair of supporting legs hinged within the case and adapted to be extended outwardly constituting a support for the case, a hinged cover, and a music supporting tray accessible through the opening closed by said cover.

2. A music case including bottom and end walls secured together, walls hinged to said end walls and constituting, when folded together, the back wall of the case, a pair of supporting legs hinged within the case and adapted to be extended outwardly constituting a support for the case, means normally holding said legs extended, a hinged cover, and a music supporting tray accessible through the opening closed by said cover.

3. A device of the class described, com- 110 prising a closed case having one wall thereof removable, and one wall extendible, a pair of supporting legs foldable within the case and extendible through the opening closed by said extendible walls, extendible 1 supports secured within the case and adapted to be collapsed within the case and to be extended through the opening closed by said removable wall, and means for supporting said removable wall at one end of said ex- 12 tendible supports to constitute a back rest for sheets of music.

4. In a device of the class described, a support constituting three walls of a case,

extendible supports in the form of lazy- 4 termediate of said extendible supports, and foldable legs hinged to opposite walls of said support.

5. In a device of the class described, a support constituting three Walls of a case, extendible supports attached at one end to said support, a music rest adapted to be supported by said extendible supports and also to constitute a wall of the case, and foldable legs hinged to said support.

6. In a. device of the class described, a support arranged to constitute walls of a case, extendible supports pivoted to said first-named support, a tray supported by said extendible supports, and a separate extendible support secured at one end to said first-named support and at the other to said tra 7 In a device of the class described, a support arranged to constitute Walls of a case, extendible supports pivoted to said first-named support, a tray supported by said extendible supports, a separate extendible support secured at one end to said firstnamed support and at the other to said tray, and means for looking all of said extendible supports in selected adjustments.

8. In a device of the class described, a support, a pair of lazy-tongs constituting extendible supports secured at one end at opposite sides of said support respectively, a

rod at the upper end of said extendible supports, and means for removably supporting a music rest on said rod.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of a support, a pair of lazytongs, constituting extendible supports secured at opposite sides of said support, a rod at the upper end of said extendible supports connecting the same together, and a music rest removably secured to said rod.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination of a support, foldable legs hinged to said support, extendible supports at each side of said first-named support, a tray supported between said extendible supports, a connecting rod extending between said extendible supports at their upper end, and a music rest adapted to be supported by said rod.

11. In a device of the class described, the combination of a support, foldable legs hinged to said support, extendible supports at each side of said first-named support, a tray supported between said extendible supports, a connecting rod extending between said extendible supports at their upper end,

means for locking said extendible supports in selected extended adjustments, and amusic rest adapted to be supported by said rod.

EDWARD L. ODONNELL. 

